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Checking Out Cafe Pontotoc

If you walk down South Main, you may notice a new, striped awning in front of the old Corked Carrot space

About a month ago, with exactly zero fanfare, owners Milton and Cherie Lamb opened Café Pontotoc, a wine bar with a growing menu of small plates.

“There really aren’t a lot of places like this in Memphis,” said McRae Sutter, age 28. “Where it’s not like, you know, BEER. A place where you can sit and have a glass of wine and a good conversation. Plus the food rocks.”

“It’s great for a girls’ night out,” said Meg Gavin, center. “I mean, they have wine on tap, what could be better than that?”